| | This is coming in a little late, but hey there's more to life than in front of a computer..
Just thought of reflecting on the past 10 years of my life. The past decade was spent on completing my education and I sure hope that is where it ends as I get my final results on the 22nd of February. Passing it means I'll be officially a working adult come-March 1st.
I'll kick start with the year 2000. The year of the golden dragon, something which seemed like I had been waiting my whole life for. For the uninitiated, I have been crazy over lion dances my whole life and I was also proud of my Chinese zodiac being a dragon, and this year had both. This was also UPSR year, and I hated school. I used to get migraine attacks very frequently and missed a good deal of classes. I also had a weird problem where I used to get headaches by listening to music. The year ended on a low note as I did quite badly for my UPSR examination.
Year 2001 was the next big step for me, moving on to secondary school life. I turned over a new leaf, and started attending school more often. I also started getting active with co-curricular activities, but that didn't last long as by mid year, I quit all the clubs that I had joined. My exam results were good and I found a new love for mathematics, ranking among the top achievers in the form. I was also hooked on to yo yo-ing, something that I picked up two years earlier. Was also hooked to the Harry Potter Trading Card Game. The first Lord Of The Rings movie came out and blew me away. Shrek also became my favourite movie of all time.
Year 2002, I became a prefect for the first time. I started slacking like mad, and although my results weren't too bad, it was on a slow decline from my form 1 days. My love for anime escalated, and I started playing basketball amid the Slamdunk craze. As sad as it may sound, it is only this year that I started going out with girls..lol. My problem with music was suddenly solved, and I started enjoying listening to Linkin Park and Eminem among others, both of which remain my favourites until this day. The end of 2002 was when I got my first handphone, an old hand-me-down Ericsson. If I remember correctly, it was an R520, the first bluetooth phone to reach our shores. The first death of someone close to me, being my grandmother..
2003 is probably my favourite year of the decade. Had a fruitful CNY catching many lion dance performances and competitions. It was PMR year and I had finally found my groove again to study, spending most of the time at the then MPPJ Library just behind my house. Basketball was improving, and I got my first gold medal from a competition. PMR results day was also a delight as I unexpectedly scored straight A's. It wasn't all rosy though, as I experienced my first heart break..lol. Also attended my first Genting competition for the 2003 nationals and watched Khuan Loke, my prospective team, falter in the finals.
2004, the honeymoon year. I realized that I should NOT be in the science stream, but social stigma kept me from switching to anything else. Had a whole lot of fun in the run up to the canteen day. Had some precious time with a special someone. Got my first camera phone, the Sony Ericsson K700i which started my passion for photography. Also got Streamyx installed, and I have had difficulties going offline ever since. In October 2004, I made a milestone move by attending my first ever lion dance training with Khuan Loke. I didn't cope too well at first due to the language barrier and me being more of an indoor kid at that time.
Year 2005 was my final year in high school. School was a struggle, in preparation for my SPM. It didn't help that I was in a stream studying things that I didn't like and thus didn't understand. Also started getting close to someone who changed my perspective of life and made a drastic change in me. Among the highlights of the year was the haze that caused the government to call an Emergency. Went for my first Chinese New Year performance as a lion dancer, although it was only for a day. Performed live on TV for the first time.
Year 2006 was another year of major change. It started off with more time lion dancing, and then off I went to East Malaysia for the first time for my 2 month stint as an National Service trainee. Next up was moving on to college life when I started my CAT course in Sunway College. Met lotsa people from all walks of life. Was also elected as the class rep. Participated in my first lion dance competition. Visited Hong Kong and China for the first time.
Year 2007 was another good year. Participated in numerous lion dance competitions around the country. Got champion as a participant for the first time, and also earned my first coveted Genting medal. Graduated from CAT and got into ACCA. Went for my first trip with college mates to Langkawi. Also went to Chiang Mai with family.
Year 2008. Began college-hopping for certain subjects. Suffered my first failure in ACCA when I failed my audit paper. Travelled to Pulau Perhentian and Langkawi again with college mates. Also went to Bangkok with family. Got into the Sar Ping family when I was accepted as a disciple by Master Albert Fong.
Year 2009. The year that was...possibly the most bittersweet year of the decade. A number of things that dragged me down and realize that certain things aren't the way I thought it is. Also accomplished many things that I had set out to do. Celebrated my 21st birthday, had a number of milestones in my lion dance life, finally got my car, got my short sightedness fixed, won a gold medal at Genting. This is probably the year that I will remember for a long long time..
That wraps it up. As you can see, it gets shorter and shorter as the years go by. Only because I get lazier and lazier to type. So cheers and hope you've had a memorable decade as well, and here's to another good decade! 
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